AWL Supercard: National Pro Wrestling Day 2019

Words from the main event

                In this final post before National Pro Wrestling Day, we take a look at the main event which has the potential to be the best scientific wrestling match we’ve seen in the Animated Wrestling League for quite some time.  Here now the challenger and champion.

Matt Classic Sr. (Transcribed from a hand written letter delivered to AWL HQ):

                Kid, you’re good.  One of the best I’ve ever seen.  If the AWL had had a 6-man tag division back in the day, I’d have recruited you for The Technicos in a heartbeat.  If either Sammy or Lee had been injured, you’d be the first I’d call to fill in.  You’re a great wrestler and a worthy champion.  But now, you’re in my way.

                This match isn’t about you, or me, or even the AWL Grand Championship.  It’s all about who’s behind me.  Ganba Hisshi Dark has the next title shot.  I intend to make sure that if he wants the AWL Grand Championship, he’s going to have to go through ME to get it!  He ended my boy’s AWL Career and I intend to make sure I end his.  But that coward is too scared to fight me again.  He thinks that just because he got lucky last time, things are settled between us.  No SIR!

                Kid, the only way I can do what I need to do is take that title from you this weekend at National Pro Wrestling Day.  Nothing personal, just business.

Kid Canada:

                I’m sorry, nothing personal?  Nothing personal!  Matt, it’s never anything BUT personal with you.  Ganba hurt your son.  You want to hurt him back.  I get it.  If it were my kid, I’d do the same, eh?  OK, but you’re going to have to find another way to get your hands on Ganba because you’re not taking my title to get it, eh?

                Sorry, but I’ve worked too long and too hard to become a minor character in someone else’s story.  So, let’s have a great match.  A match worthy of National Pro Wrestling Day.  But in the end, I write my own story and it doesn’t end here, eh?

Joshi Promos

                3 titles will be defended at National Pro Wrestling Day from the Wrestle Factory.  Among them, the AWL Joshi Championship will be defended for the first time this season.  We got some words from the champion and challenger for the big red belt.

Joya (Translated from the original Spanish by the AWL Translation Team):

                Mistress of 1000 holds.  Undefeated.  Double Champion.  These names and titles each tell me something about you Akira Merune.  Mistress of 1000 holds?  You focus too much on grappling and submission wrestling.  Undefeated?  You don’t know how to handle defeat, it scares you.  Double Champion?  Your attention is divided.

                National Pro Wrestling Day is about celebrating our sport.  What makes wrestling great to me is the fact that it has never been about one thing.  It’s not just technical skill, strength and power, high flying, or hardcore garbage.  Any wrestler who only focuses on one of these areas is doomed to lose eventually.

                That’s where I come in.  So many people around the world think that Lucha Libre is just high flying acrobatics.  That couldn’t be further from the truth.  This weekend at the Wrestle Factory, I will show you MY lucha and I will walk out as the NEW AWL Joshi Champion!

Akira Merune (Translated from the original Japanese by the AWL Translation Team):

                I’ve beaten he best this division has to offer.  You think I’m a one trick pony?  Seriously?  Yes, I prefer to tap my opponents out, but if you think all I have are submissions, you are sorely mistaken.  At National Pro Wrestling Day, you’re going back to wrestling school and class will be in session.

                National Pro Wrestling Day will be a home coming for me.  I started my wrestling training at the Wrestle Factory before transferring to the AWL Dojo to be closer to my family.  There is no WAY I’m losing either of my titles in the Wrestle Factory.  Joya, your time is up!  Just give up!!

New match added to NPWD and words from Champions and Challengers.

                The AWL Commissioner has announced a non-title match to be added to the AWL’s contribution to National Pro Wrestling Day:

Resu Black vs. Project Tetsu

                These two titans clashed at the Contractual Obligation Rumble.  The Commissioner wants to see if the newest member of the Puro Sentai Resurangers can stand up to the biggest monster in Dr. Jigoku’s arsenal.  Last weekend, Resu Red knocked the Iron Project out cold in the middle of the ring.  At the Wrestle Factory, can Resu Black follow in his leader’s footsteps?

                We’ll find out this weekend.  But first I met up with the champions and challengers in NPWD’s world’s tag team title match to get their thoughts on what’s going to go down in the USA:

The New Classics:

Sammy Nix:  OK, I’m man enuff to know when I’m beat.  Solar, you took everythin’ I had and you kept gettin’ up.  Then ya hit me wit dat damn Supernova out of thin fricken air and I was down for the count.  You impressed me kid.  If ya eva need a couple a guys to team with in one of those trios matches they love over in Mexico, Lee Masters an’ I are just a text away.

Lee Masters:  That’s right, but now we need to get down to business and that means defending OUR World Tag Team Titles.  Tigers, you got spunk.  We like spunk.  Beating your trainers in a fair fight was impressive.  I don’t think either of us have ever beaten Matt in a one on one match and I’m not sure we could.  So good for you…but the fun stops here.  It doesn’t matter how much you want to earn your stripes (whatever that means), but you aren’t doing it over us.  If you need these belts to graduate, you’re going to have to wait a LONG time.

Tiger Brothers (Translated from the original Japanese by the AWL Translation Team):

Shin Tiger Jr.:  This is going to be a big challenge.  The biggest of our careers.  Yeah, I know we said that last week…and it was true.  This week, in America, it’s going to be true again.  We know what we’re up against.  The most decorated tag team in AWL history…

Black Tiger JUSTICE:  …Hang on a second brother.  Yeah, they’re good and they’ve won the titles 6 times.  But that means they’ve LOST the titles 5 times.  Someone is going to make it 6.  Why not us?  Seriously, why not us?  We’re younger, faster, more agile, and we’re no slouch in the strength department.  But most importantly, we’ve had the best training anywhere in the wrestling world.  And we’ve got three points and we’ve earned each and every one of them!  We have all the tools we need to become the next AWL World Tag Team Champions!

                With all that said, it’s all to play for at AWL Supercard: National Pro Wrestling Day 2019!

3 Title Matches for the AWL's National Pro Wrestling Day contribution.

                As the AWL Roster prepare to make their way to the United States and the Wrestle Factory to do our bit for National Pro Wrestling Day, let’s take a look at the three championship matches that will take place in Pennsylvania:

MAIN EVENT:

Kid Canada (C) vs. Matt Classic Sr. (#1)

AWL Grand Championship Match

1^st Title Defense

Akira Merune (C) vs. Joya (#1)

AWL Joshi Championship Match

6^th Title Defense

The New Classics (C) vs. The Tiger Brothers (3)

AWL World Tag Team Title Match

4^th Title Defense

What is National Pro Wrestling Day?

                I’m glad you asked!  National Pro Wrestling Day is the day we celebrate the positive power of professional wrestling.  Founded by Chikara several years ago, each year the wrestling world selects a charity and holds a very special show where all proceeds go to that year’s charity.

                This year’s charity is the Arch Street Center in Lancaster PA, USA.  A year round facility dedicated to treating and assisting adults with serious mental illnesses by providing social, moral, and material support including recreational and hygiene facilities and nutritious meals.  They currently serve over 16,500 meals annually and they need your help to maintain and expand their reach.

                Their donation page is currently off line, hopefully in preparation for a massive increase of donations thanks to National Pro Wrestling Day.  We will update both this blog and the YouTube channel with donation links as soon as that information becomes available.

AWL Super Card: National Pro Wrestling Day 2018!

Please donate to Puerto Rico hurricane relief at:

https://hispanicfederation.org/donate

Comments from Champion and Challenger

(The following statements have been translated from the original Japanese)

                2018 is going to be the year for Shin Jidai.  I promise you right here and now, by the end of this year, we will control the AWL Grand Championship AND World Tag Team Championships.  Beyond that, Dragoness will be your AWL Joshi Champion.

                Speaking of Dragoness, a lot of people have been asking me if I’m annoyed that she took my entrance and wrestles in a very similar style to mine.  Those people are idiots.  She and I had the same trainer, Dragon.  He was my mentor, but her father.  She has as much right to the Dragon Sigil as I do and probably more.  We trained together, and I consider her something of a little sister.  In fact, I’m going to be at ringside for her match at National Pro Wrestling Day and watch her qualify for her championship.

                But that’s not why you’re giving me the blog space, is it?  Two years ago, I made my debut in the New Year’s Tournament and won the AWL Grand Championship a month later at National Pro Wrestling Day.  I should probably say that this year will be more of the same…but that would be a lie, wouldn’t it?

                In 2016, I only had to beat Tanaka Kenichi.  This year, Hakaisha.  They call him the Japanese Destroyer for a reason.  Can I out power him?  Not a chance!  But can I out wrestle him?  We’re going to find out!  I can out run him.  I can out fly him.  I CAN beat him!!

                And Tanaka, if you can read this once they put it in English, just try cashing in that Golden Opportunity of yours and watch history repeat itself.  I dare you! 

                Each challenger presents a different challenge.  Chiba Akagi lives up to his reputation as a master of submissions.  More than once, I thought he had me last week.  Wyvern is an entirely different wrestler.  He’s a showman, all of Shin Jidai are, and he focuses his attacks on setting up his finishing move.  The Shin Jidai Sunrise is a great attack because it disorientates you.  You don’t realize you’re on your back until you hear the referee count.

       But I’m on a mission.  A mission I call “Operation V6.”  Right now, Dr. Jigoku’s puppet Project Tetsu holds the record for most title defenses of any grand championship reign with 5.  I refuse to allow that disrespectful cheater to have any reason to brag.  I will break that record and I don’t care who I must go through to do it.  The AWL Grand Championship must be something we wrestlers can be proud of.  That means that it must be defended…the right way.

Why we're doing this.

                As 4 matches worth of the AWL Roster prepare to board a plane for the United States of America, I want to talk to you about why we’re all doing this.

                Several years ago, Chikara started National Pro Wrestling Day as a special event where representatives of many independent professional wrestling organizations could come together and do some good for the world.  The AWL, sharing this spirit of generosity, joined in and we’ve contributed our own “satellite show” ever since.

                Over the years, National Pro Wrestling Day has shown the Positive Power of Professional Wrestling by raising money for some fantastic charities.  We’ve helped others in the wrestling community via the Superkick Foundation.  We’ve helped the blind see via the SEVA Foundation.  And this year we’re helping do what the American government (this American government at least) can’t.  NPWD is teaming with Unitas to raise money for Hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.

                It’s been more than 5 months since Puerto Rico was devastated and thousands of people are STILL without power, water, food, and the basic necessities of modern life.  The government’s reaction has been FUBAR from the word go.  So, it falls to us to do what they can’t.

                We’ll provide the links to the same donation site Chikara is using so please give whatever you can.  Thank you.

Commissioner's Address on NPWD

                Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I am the AWL Commissioner.  This weekend, we of the Animated Wrestling League shall once again make our way to the United States of America to participate in National Pro Wrestling Day.

                The card for the Animated Wrestling League’s satellite show to Chikara’s main program shall consist of 4 matches.  After the events of last weekend’s AWL 224, we now know the main event:

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Wyvern (#1)

AWL Grand Championship Match

2^nd Title Defense

                Furthermore, we shall demonstrate for the world the quality of the Animated Wrestling League’s Tag Team and Joshi Divisions.

Dragoness vs. KoroshiMACHINE

                If Dragoness is victorious, she shall qualify for the Joshi Championship Ladder Match and join Athena Jane with the opportunity to become our first ever Joshi Champion.

Tiger Mask II & Okada Kazuchika (1) vs Yamada Jiro & X-drone (1)

Points in Play

                Ever since last season, these two teams have had, shall we say, extraneous points on the board.  Placed together in improvised and unregistered tag teams during the fight against Global Wrestling Monopoly, they have simply sat around doing nothing.  This shall no longer stand!  One of these teams will be cleared from the board while the other shall take a further step towards the Animated Wrestling League’s World Tag Team Championship.

                Lastly, the man who will be the #1 contender for the Animated Wrestling League Grand Championship at the conclusion of National Pro Wrestling Day, Azteckaizer NEO, shall be in action against another man with an immediate claim upon a championship match:

Azteckaizer NEO (#2) vs. THUGLIFE Tanaka Kenichi

                THIS!  I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--XOXO AWL Commissioner

Two Grand Championship Matches Announced!!

Greetings wrestling fans.  The AWL Commissioner has announced that the winner of the 2018 New Year’s Tournament will get his shot at the AWL Grand Championship at AWL 224.  Furthermore, the winner of that match will go on to fact the next challenger (Currently Wyvern) at National Pro Wrestling Day in two weeks in the United States!

AWL 224: Golden Dreams

MAIN EVENT

For the AWL Grand Championship:

HAKAISHA! (C) vs. Chiba Akagi (#1) (NYT2018 Winner)

1^st Title Defense

As I mentioned, Wyvern is currently the #2 contender in the AWL Best 4.  But that may not be the case come National Pro Wrestling Day.  While specific matches have yet to be announced, the AWL Commissioner has promised that rank will be on the line this weekend at AWL 224.  So, stay tuned right here for all the details!

AWL Supercard: National Pro Wrestling Day 2017

AWL Supercard: NPWD 2017 投稿者 AWLBoss

Full Card for AWL National Pro Wrestling Day

Good evening ladies and gentlemen.  I am the AWL Commissioner.

It is my good pleasure to inform you that we have the rare privilege of partnering with our good friends at Chikara Pro to present National Pro Wrestling Day.  While my esteemed colleague Director of Fun Mike Quackenbush is hard at work assembling his Young Lion’s Cup Tournament, I have COMMISSIONED the following matches to take place this coming Saturday in the United States:

MAIN EVENT:

Chiba Akagi (C) vs. Sammy Nix (#1)

AWL Grand Championship Match--1st Title Defense

Ma-Ji-Ku, Tiger Mask II, & The DOOMBUNNY vs. Wrestler X, Prince Puma, & Cage

Video Cybernetico Match

for the Vacant AWL Intercontinental Championship

The Empire vs. Mustache Mountain (Non-Title Match)

Hassan vs. Lee Masters

THIS!  I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!!!!!!!!!  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

--XOXO AWL Commissioner.

State of the AWL Address.

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,

I am the AWL Commissioner.  And it is time once again for a state of the AWL address.

Preparations continue for the 2017 New Year’s Tournament.  All 16 wrestlers have signed new contracts for this year and the various technical logistics issues that always seem to pop up are nearing completion.

We are once again remodeling and upgrading the AWL Arena and, while all our changes might not be finished in time for the tournament, we think you will be pleased with the results.

Additionally, we are in the process of reaching out to other wrestling organizations both here in Japan and abroad in the hope of setting up some talent exchanges and inter-promotional matches.  With luck, that will come together within the next few days.

As such.  I have decided that, in order to bring the Animated Wrestling League into line with most major professional wrestling organizations around the world, I am making the following change to the AWL Rule Book:

Until further notice, all AWL officials shall declare a Ring Out and time a wrestler leaves the ring for more than a COUNT OF TEN.  This rule change is on a trial basis and may be reevaluated in the future.

Finally for today, I wish to confirm that the Animated Wrestling League will once again be participating in the National Pro Wrestling Day charity show in the United States.  As previously announced, AWL Grand Champion Chiba Akagi will defend his championship against the winner of the New Year’s Tournament (or an opponent of his choosing should he win the tournament himself) in the AWL Main Event.  However, that will not be the only championship to be determined.

I have COMMISSIONED a 6-man Video Cybernetico Match for the vacant AWL Intercontinental Championship.  While, yes, this does represent a change in the AWL Rule Book, I have found the previous system of a 6-way free for all an insufficient test for something as prestigious as the Intercontinental Championship.  This rule change has gone through all the proper channels and documentation is available upon request.

The participants shall be determined following the 2017 New Year’s Tournament.

THIS!  I have COMMISSIONED!!!!!!!!!!  BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

--XOXO AWL Commissioner

National Pro Wrestling Day 2016

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AWL's full contribution to National Pro Wrestling Day

The rest of the card for National Pro Wrestling Day has been announced!

What we already know:

Main Event:

THUGLIFE 田中健一 (C) vs. Wyvern

AWL Grand Championship Match

1st Title Defense

The All Americans (2) vs. Los Neko Grande (2)

Points in Play

The wrestlers who came in second, third, and fourth in the New Year's Tournament became #2, #3, & #4 in the AWL Best 4. But in the AWL, you have to not only earn your title shots, you have to fight for them. So we're going to have a reshuffle match:

Wolf (#2) vs. Bad Luck Fale (#3) vs. Wonder Kid (#4)

Reshuffle Match

Winner becomes #2 Contender, loser becomes #4 Contender

Lastly, the recently independent Strike Taka has requested a match with the monster who not only threw him out of The Augments, but who tried to end his career. And you can be sure Dr. Jigoku will be there to see to it that his favorite creation erases one of his biggest failures.

Strike 鷹 vs. Project 鉄

It all takes place at National Pro Wrestling Day on Feb. 7th Japan time, Feb. 6th US time, in Reading, PA and right here at AWLWrestling.blogspot.com.

It's the most wonderful time of the wrestling year!

With the New Year's Tournament firmly in the history books, it's time to look forward toward every wrestling fan's favorite holiday, National Pro Wrestling Day! As we have done the last 3 years, the AWL is packing up and heading overseas to the good old US of A for a complimentary show to air alongside Chikara's NPWD program and hopefully to aid in showing the world the positive power of professional wrestling.

Already the first match has been made. With his victory at the New Year's Tournament, Wyvern has earned the right to challenge for the AWL Grand Championship:

Main Event:

THUGLIFE 田中健一 (C) vs. Wyvern

AWL Grand Championship Match

1st Title Defense

Also, with Karl Anderson slated to make the move to WWE some time in the possibly very near future, we need to get those tag team titles off of Bullet Club or the AWL Commissioner will have no choice but to strip them of the titles. No promoter wants to break the lineage of a championship unless there is no other choice. So, at National Pro Wrestling Day, two teams with two points will face each other for the chance to challenge Bullet Club at AWL 161.

The All Americans (2) vs. Los Neko Grande (2)

Points in Play

Expect more regular updates right here as National Pro Wrestling Day approaches.

National Pro Wrestling Day 2015!

AWL Presents: NPWD 2015 by AWLBoss

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I might be out of my mind, but it's for a good cause.

Good news wrestling fans! The most high holiday on the pro wrestling calendar is nearly upon us. That's right, National Pro Wrestling Day 2015 is only a week away. And once again, a contingent of AWL Wrestlers will travel to Easton PA, USA to partake in the festivities. That means that there will be TWO AWL shows posted this coming weekend. AWL 124 will be posted 24 hours ahead of schedule and our contribution to National Pro Wrestling Day will be posted in our normal time slot.

This year, the AWL will be offering a 3 match card for NPWD. After AWL 123, the first match and main event has already been decided:

Ganba (C) vs. HAKAISHA!(#1)

AWL World Heavyweight Championship Match

First Title Defense

We fully expect the other two matches to be announced either this week on the blog or at AWL 124 itself.